Venerate life in all its forms,
distinct and pristine as it was born,
through endeavours that wreaked havoc on its fragile skin,
making it deplete in the storms self formed.
Pristine it was and would have been,
if the tides of humanity had been soothing.
I, a dilapidated soul when asked for repentance,
it stretched its arms to take me in,
and then I realised what a fool I was,
never saw the path
towards a New Beginning.

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Its a choiceless choice

You might have countless choices in life but its not always easy to choose from them. We human beings often feel the pull between three things... our desires, our goals and our duties.You might desire something, but you need to achieve certain goals first, and then your duties pull you away from your goals because they demand immediate attention. In such situations what remains in our hand is a choiceless choice...many options to choose from but we're tied in such a way that it seems impossible to pick one .Sad but true...thats how life goes. But isn't there anyway that can help us decide????There indeed is!God has given us a brain to think, but it so happens that sometimes our brain just confuses us even more, this is when it needs a bit of support..like the P.M. needs his cabinet, our brain needs the heart, both the things together make a great team..excellent results have been witnessed when decisions have been made both from our brain and our heart..while the brain gives our decisions a feasibility check, the heart helps us decide whats closest to us...something that'll command selfless devotion which'll come naturally as a song comes to a bird, since our heart is the tool that pushes away the material and brings in the eternal!Thus whenever we are confused ..we should choose the one thats closest to our heart with a bit of analyses from our mind..."this is what I like..will it be a good idea"...and you'll get your answer.Its a fact that God is omnipresent and has his own mechanisms to fulfill our prayers...He works both from our mind and our heart:) Remember one thing..dont ever get so confused that it makes you ignore your present, plan your future but live in the moment :) rest would go with the flow!

Amazing post with great wisdom deeply embedded in it to serve an as eye opener for all of us, who are often left clueless, drifting and unable to decide when presented with a multiplicity of choices to make.

It is an excellent idea to decide in partnership with both head and heart and to live in the present.

Living in the present is easier said than done.Most often our mind is like a monkey which jumps from one branch to the other. Our mind is restless. We regret the past and worry about the future. We analyze our past and normally we start finding fault with what we did or did not do. The future hangs like a Damocles sword on our head.

The pressures of modern day jobs with targets and performance and monetary considerations makes us work like a horse with blinds on. We can neither look this side or that side. In the process our genuine aims, aspirations, ambitions and goals are given the go by and we keep drifting like a sea weed.

However, the people who achieve real greatness are those who follow their aims with the utmost dedication against all odds and difficulties. For eg. Mahatma Gandhi--he could have been a success full lawyer but instead chose to fight for the freedom of our country and he lived in penury.

Thanks Ridhima,Rhapsody for your great comments and Joseph, I am highly obliged and greatful to you for leaving such good comments with so much of depth in them. Thanks a ton, and all the very best to all!:)